Flight Instructor Refresher Course - Helicopter

March 23, 24 and 25, 2011

Vancouver, BC
Presented by NavPath Aviation Ltd.
in Association with the Helicopter Association of Canada’s Convention

Course Manager: Bob Leroux

Pilot Examiner and former Transport Canada Inspector

NavPath Aviation in association with HAC is pleased to offer you the opportunity for professional
development of your instructional techniques and your competencies as an aviation
instructor, along with the opportunity to renew your flight instructor rating. This challenging and
stimulating course include presentations, videos, group exercises, workshops, open
discussions, role-playing, assignments, and quizzes. You will actively participate in the
professional development of your aeronautical knowledge, skills and attitudes during learner-
centred instruction. Upon completion of this innovative and engaging training course you will be
more competent, confident, effective and safer as a pilot and as an instructor.

The safety of flying in Canada depends upon the competence of the pilots and the system that
supports them. The competence of the pilots, in turn, depends upon the quality of the training
system that trains them; a system that is made up of flight schools, owners, managers, flight
instructors, chief flight instructors, ground instructors, simulator instructors and pilot examiners.
At the centre of the system is the student and it is you the instructor who guides the student
through the process of building and moulding their required knowledge, skills and attitudes.

Who should take this course?

Course participants will normally hold a valid flight instructor rating. Those who desire renewal
of their flight instructor rating must have a valid flight instructor rating on the first day of the
course. Please check Canadian Aviation Regulation section 421.66 to determine your personal
requirements for renewal.

Successful completion of the course requires your attendance at all of the scheduled training
sessions and your active participation in the learning activities. Upon successful completion of
this course you will be issued a Course Completion Certificate which may be used for renewal
of your flight instructor rating with Transport Canada for the full term as if you had taken a flight
test.

The course is also ideal for flight instructors who are planning to upgrade to a Class 2 or Class 1
flight instructor rating. We will help you prepare for the additional privileges, duties and
responsibilities of the higher class of flight instructor rating. Additionally, the course is also
suitable for those planning on obtaining an initial flight instructor rating and who meet the
prerequisites of Canadian Aviation Regulation section 421.77. Your attendance at this course
will benefit you as a pilot and will lay the foundation for your future career as an instructor. If you
have a valid commercial pilot licence attendance at this course will count as part of your
Transport Canada required ground school. Be sure to bring along your Pilot Training Record
and we will make the appropriate entries.

Other instructors seeking professional development may also attend the course, such as
instructors who do not require renewal of their flight instructor rating, simulator instructors,
aircraft type rating instructors, ground instructors. Others in aviation will find great value in
attending this course as well, such as company training pilots, approved check pilots and other
trainers/checkers in similar roles. This course is not just for licensed Flight Instructors.

Registration

You may register for the course by completing the on-line registration form at
www.navpath.com. Please ensure the completed form includes the course number, your pilot
licence details, class of instructor rating and valid-to date. For payment by regular mail, you may
send a cheque or money order to NavPath Aviation Ltd. or you may conveniently pay on-line at
www.navpath.com with PayPal. Please note that the cost of registering for the NAVPath
IRC includes a three-day complementary registration to the HAC Convention (excluding
the Saturday March 26 luncheon – a limited number of Luncheon tickets at $69.95 + tax
may be purchased separately through HAC’s website at www.h-a-c.ca)

Course size is limited so be sure you register early to reserve your position on the course.

We look forward to seeing you in class! ... it's an attitude!

Requirements for Renewal of a Flight Instructor Rating

(1) An application for renewal for a flight instructor rating based on your successful
completion of a flight instructor refresher course will be accepted by Transport
Canada where:
a. A course completion certificate was issued within the preceding 90 days;
b. The flight instructor rating was valid on the first day of the course; and
c. The course is for the same category as the instructor rating held.

(2) A flight test is the only option if:

a. The flight instructor rating has expired
b. The previous two renewals were through a means other than a flight test; or
c. The instructor is undergoing follow-up action with respect to their flight test record
(421.67).

(3) Renewal will be based on the last day of the course. When the last day of the course is
within 90 days prior to the valid to date of the existing rating, the renewed rating is valid
to the same date as if the refresher course was completed during the month prior to the
valid to date of the existing rating.

(4) A flight instructor rating– aeroplane– aerobatic must be renewed by means of a flight
test.
Course Agenda (please refer to NavPath website)
(Sample topics, subject to change for continuous improvement)

Day 1
• Welcome - Course Overview - Critiques - Your Instructor Privileges and Duty of Care -
State of the Industry - Preparations for PGI Presentations
• Teaching Knowledge - Written Examination Results - Areas for Improvement
• Flight Instructor Training - Flight Instructor Guide - The Principles of Learning and
Techniques of Instruction
• CARs for Flight Instructors, Theory of Flight - A Practical Viewpoint
• Meteorology / Weather
• Communication Skills - writing, speaking, listening, body language

Day 2
• Training Completion Standards - Flight Test Results - Areas For Improvement
• Teaching In-Flight Exercises
• Flight Instructor Training - Scenario-based Training - Developing Lesson Plans -
Using Teaching Aids
• Human Factors - Threat and Error Management - Pilot Decision Making - Flight
Management - Crew Resource Management
• Information Technology in Training
• Teaching Aircraft Systems - Engines, Propellers, Avionics, POH, Checklists
• Preparatory Ground Instruction - Presentation Delivery - Role-playing
• Managing Training - Supervision - Operational Control - Training Records

Day 3
• HAC - Flight Training and Licensing Committee Meeting
• HAC - Safety Committee Meeting
• Course Wrap-up - Flight Instructor Rating Renewal Process – Critiques
• Course Completion Certificates

Cancellation Policy

(1) NavPath Aviation Ltd. reserves the right to cancel any course. Applicants will be notified
of any cancellation more than 14 days prior to the first day of the course. Where a
course is cancelled by NavPath, all course fees paid will be refunded to the applicants.

(2) Where an applicant cancels more than 7 days prior to the first day of the course, all
course fees paid will be refunded to the applicant.

(3) Where an applicant cancels within 7 days prior to the first day of the course, there will be
a $50 cancellation fee and the remainder of the course fees paid will be refunded to the
applicant.
 HAC PRE-CONVENTION COURSE
REGISTRATION FORM

INSTRUCTOR REFRESHER COURSE

Presenter: Bob Leroux,

NavPath Aviation Ltd.

March 23, 24 & 25, 2011

Vancouver, BC

Attendees book directly through the NavPath Aviation Ltd. website:

http://www.navpath.com/s_31.asp

The course fee is only $750 plus $90 HST for a total of $840.
Course fee also includes conference registration for the HAC convention.
(Conference registration does not include Keynote Luncheon, Saturday, March 26th.)